McNair Scholars Graduate, Selected for Prestigious Graduate/Doctoral Programs
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) is pleased to announce the graduation of scholars from doctoral and master's programs, and the acceptance of 2019-2020 undergraduates into graduate and PhD. programs for Fall 2020.
2019-2020 McNair Ed.D./Doctoral/Master's Graduates
| FSU Alumni | Institution | Degree |
| Francena Turner, 2014 McNair Cohort | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne | Ed.D., Educational Policy, Organization & Leadership |
| Jessica Vickery 2015 McNair Cohort | Southern College of Optometry | O.D., Doctor of Optometry |
| Lashonda Hicks | Strayer University | Master of Business Administration, Management |
| Michelle Norman | UNC- Charlotte | Master of Science, Counseling |
| Jonela Rogers | Morehouse School of Medicine | Master of Public Health |
| Jacoya Thompson | Northwestern University | Master of Science, Earth & Planetary Science |
2019-2020 McNair Graduates & Scholar Graduate Program Acceptances
| Student | Acceptances | Attending |
| Maudeline Clervoix-Frank | North Carolina A & T University, Mental Health Counseling MA Program | North Carolina A & T, Mental Health Counseling MA Program |
| Queonnah Coleman | Howard University, History PhD. Program Indiana University, History PhD. Program University of Pittsburgh, Graduate studies History PhD. Program |
University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Studies History PhD. Program |
| Jessie Cook | University of Illinois, Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD. Program Rice University, Biochemistry MS Program |
University of Illinois, Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD. Program |
| Dominque Elliott | NC State University, Sociology PhD. Program Georgia State University, Sociology PhD. Program University of Cincinnati, Sociology PhD. Program UNC-Charlotte, Sociology MA Program |
NC State University, Sociology PhD. Program |
| Andre Harris | University of Houston, Social Work PhD. Program University of Michigan, School of Social Work MSW Program University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Social Work MSW Program University of Chicago, School of Social Services Administration MA Program Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health MA Program |
University of Houston, School of Social Work PhD. Program |
| Shaniqua Moore | UNC- Chapel Hill, Master of Social Work Program UNC-Greensboro, Master of Social Work Program North Carolina A & T University, Master of Social Work Program |
UNC Chapel Hill, MSW Program |
| Demetria Murphy | NC State University, Master of Social Work Program Fayetteville State University, Master of Social Work Program |
NC State University, MSW Program |
| Neysa Wellington | Temple University, Master of Fine Arts Program East Carolina University, Master of Fine Arts Program |
Temple University, MFA Program |
Former FSU-McNair Scholars Acceptances for Fall 2020 PhD. Programs
| Student | Attending |
| Jazmin Henry | University of California Irvine, School of Business Management PhD. Program |
| Jessica Riddell | NC State University, Teacher Education and Learning Sciences PhD. Program |
| Christopher Williams | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership Ed.D. Program |
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) is named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the second African American to fly in space and one of the seven-person crew who died on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986. It is one of the TRiO programs federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide a comprehensive Ph.D. preparatory program for first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented minority college students to pursue graduate studies.
For more information please contact McNair Program Coordinator, Erika Bradford, at ebradfor@uncfsu.edu (910) 672-2043.